Winter Sports: Activities in the cold to help keep you warm
The colder months of the year make many want to hibernate indoors until the first spring flowers pop up, but just like …
Horses in Ohio Memory
On September 29, the All American Quarter Horse Congress will once again return to Columbus for the world’s largest horse show. Today’s …
Cut & Paste: scrapbooking then and now
Tomorrow, May 4th, is National Scrapbook Day. Each year on the first Saturday in May, National Scrapbook Day invites the country to …
Exploring Old Photographs: Real Photo Postcards
This week we’re wrapping up our series about old photographs on paper by featuring real photo postcards (also called RPPCs) and the …
Exploring Old Photographs: Cabinet Cards
A few weeks ago we began to explore 19th century photographs by learning some tips for identifying and dating cartes de visite. …
Of Mice and Music: Public Domain Day 2024
Happy Public Domain Day! Under U.S. copyright law, books published in 1928, films released in 1928, and sound recordings published in 1923 …
History of Holiday Hellos
Many of our current holiday traditions can be traced back to Victorian England, especially for the ever-popular Christmas card! In the early …
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Ohio!
Fall has arrived with a chill in the air and the smell of fire pits, beautiful changing leaves, and of course pumpkins! …
Exploring Old Photographs: Cartes de Visite
Many people have old photographs, stored in a box or an old album, of long-ago relatives. Over the next few months, we’ll …
How Do You Like Them Apples?
Here in Ohio, apples are a quintessential part of autumn. Ohio apples come in different shapes, sizes, colors, and flavors; some are …
